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<br />r:> <br /> <br />l. ) <br />C\? <br /> <br />...~ <br /> <br />i.:' ~UATRAIN <br />C) April 1983 <br /> <br />Section 3. The AQUATRAIN project <br /> <br />for mining, processing, and export by AQUATRAIN from southwestern Wyoming. <br />As the pipeline travels through Colorado and utah, it would collect more <br />saline water and coal. Powerplants and industries along the way could <br />take coal and saline water from the pipeline system for various uses. <br />At a port facility some 1,200 to 1,400 miles away, coal could be exported <br />to foreign markets. CO2 could be marketed for use in teritiary oil recovery, <br />welding, beverages, refrigeration, and chemicals -- or be recycled for <br />reuse in the pipeline. Saline water would be put to maximum beneficial <br />use along the pipeline. <br /> <br />In addition, other commodities could be shipped on an alternating basis <br />to make optm1 use of the syste.. Proposed commodities are: grain, soda <br />ash (used in detergents, glassmaking, and as a substitute for caustic <br />soda), and clay products (used in oil well drilling and as filler and <br />filter material). Transport of these commodities in a liquid CO2 slurry <br />mixture requires research and development, although conceptually no major <br />technical obstacles are anticipated. Transport technOlogy studies on <br />these commodities will progress as expressions of interest are received. <br />Map B shows possible commodity sources and markets. <br /> <br />Status and Schedule <br /> <br />AQUATRAIN has recently moved from the conceptual stage to the plan formulation <br />stage. Activities include data collection and preliminary evaluation <br />to determine opportunities and constraints from economic, environmental, <br />and engineering perspectives. The input of Federal, State, and local <br />governments, industry, and the public continues to be sought to incorporate <br />their interests in the project. The plan formulation stage will come <br />to a close with the preparation of a plan formulation decision document, <br />now scheduled for late summer 1983. Expressions of interest are being <br />sought from suppliers and users (particularly coal) to broaden participation <br />in the project. The first project decision document will be based upon <br />tentative industry participation agreements. <br /> <br />The next stage, preconstruct ion planning, is scheduled to begin in mid- <br />1983 and continue until mid-1985. Design data and cost estimates will <br />be developed in this phase and site-specific technical and environmental <br />data will be collected. At the conclusion of preconstruction planning, <br />a final joint planning report and final environmental impact statement <br />will be completed for use in determining the project's feasibility. <br /> <br />Enabling legislation, as proposed by the COlorado River Basin Salinity <br />Control Forum in Senate Bill 752, will be required for the Bureau of <br />Reclamation to participate in project implementation which could begin <br />in 1985. Construction could be done in stages over a number of years, <br />with various segments of the system built to meet market schedules. The <br />AQUATRAIN system has a projected 100-year lifetime. <br /> <br />9 <br />